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What is offer[.]agency?

Offer[.]agency is a rogue site, designed to generate unauthorized redirects to untrustworthy/malicious websites and to deliver dubious content for user consumption. Such dubious sites are innumerous and many share key similarities in-between (e.g. onlinecontent.fun, prioritynotifications.com, viralupdatestoday.com and etc.).

Few visits to offer[.]agency are made intentionally, most visitors access it unwillingly. Rogue websites are spread through redirects caused by intrusive advertisements and by force-opens committed by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications). It should be noted, that undesirable apps do not need explicit user consent in order to be installed onto their devices.

After successful infiltration, PUAs generate redirects to harmful sites, run invasive ad campaigns and some can even gather intel.

What is Lbkut?

Discovered by GrujaRS, Lbkut is ransomware-type software that belongs to the Scarab family. Programs of this type are designed to prevent victims from accessing their files by encrypting them with strong cryptographic algorithms. To decode and recover their data, victims are encouraged to pay a ransom.

Lbkut renames each file to a string of random characters followed by the ".lbkut" extension. For example, "1.jpg" might be renamed to a filename such as "UO0ly=No2LpPUmE3.lbkut". It also creates a text file containing a ransom message with instructions about how to pay the ransom (purchase decryption software).

What is message-alert[.]center?

Like thousands of others (e.g. bigclicker.me, dredrewlaha.info, checking-your-browser.com and etc.), message-alert[.]center is a rogue website. Designed to cause rampant redirects to compromised and possibly malicious sites, as well as delivery of highly dubious content.

What should be known, is that few users ever enter it willingly. Most get redirected from other similarly harmful sites (specifically, by clicking on intrusive advertisements therein), or by having it forcefully opened by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications).

It must be emphasized that express user consent is unnecessary for these apps to invade their devices. PUAs generate redirects, deliver invasive ad campaigns and some can even track data.

What is Apollon865?

Apollon865 ransomware was discovered by GrujaRS and is part of the GlobeImposter ransomware family. Like most malicious programs of this type, Apollon865 is designed to encrypt files and block access to them unless victims pay ransoms (purchase decryption software and/or keys).

It renames all encrypted files by adding the ".Apollon865" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" becomes "sample.jpg.Apollon865". Updated variant of this ransomware append ".Apollon865qq" extension. It also creates the "HOW TO BACK YOUR FILES.exe" file which, if opened, displays a ransom message in a full-screen pop-up window.

What is Buran?

First discovered by malware research nao_sec, Buran is high-risk ransomware distributed using Rig Exploit Kit. This is a new variant of another ransomware infection called Vega.

After successfully infiltrating the system, Buran encrypts most stored files and appends filenames with the victim's unique ID (e.g., "sample.jpg" might be renamed to a filename such as "sample.jpg.48E7EE9F-3B50-B177-0614-DF09178EE722").

Following successful encryption, Buran generates a text file ("!!! YOUR FILES ARE ENCRYPTED !!!.TXT") and stores it on the desktop. The file contains a ransom-demand message.

What is Segurazo?

Segurazo antivirus (also known as SAntivirus) is described as anti-virus software that includes real-time protection, threat detection, and protection of data and passwords.

In fact, this program is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), since it is distributed through the download or installation set-ups of other software. Many people download and install software of this type unintentionally.

What is onlinecontent[.]fun?

Onlinecontent[.]fun is a rogue website, sharing a lot of similarities with mega-deals.mobi, weads32.com, naneso.com and hundreds of others. It operates by generating redirects to unreliable, possibly malicious websites, as well as deliver dubious content (including clickbait) for user consumption.

It is rarely accessed intentionally; most visitors get redirected by clicking on intrusive ads or by having it opened by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications) in their device.

It should be known, that rogue apps do not need express user permission to be installed onto their systems. Once successfully infiltrated, they cause unauthorized redirects, run invasive advertisement campaigns and track data.

What is born2bahick[.]com?

Born2bahick[.]com, sharing a lot of similar traits with mega-deals.mobi, getmedia.me, pushmehoney.com and many others, is a rogue website. It is designed to generate redirects to untrustworthy and possibly malicious sites, as well as feed users unreliable content (including clickbait).

Visitors to this website rarely access it intentionally; most get redirect by intrusive advertisements or have it forcefully opened by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications). It is noteworthy, that said apps do not require express user consent to be installed onto their devices.

Once successfully infiltrated, they cause unauthorized redirects, deliver invasive ad campaigns and some can even spy on users' browsing activity.

What is hp.myway.com?

MyPrivacyManager is one of many apps created by Mindspark Interactive Network. It supposedly provides easy access to privacy tools and safety-related browser settings, however, MyPrivacyManager developers distribute it by including it into the set-ups of other software.

Therefore, many people download and install this app unintentionally, and it is thus categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Specifically, MyPrivacyManager is a browser hijacker that changes browser settings to promote a fake search engine (hp.myway.com).

What is mega-deals[.]mobi?

Similar to push4free.com, veinlacrolat.pro, feedmedia.me and many others, mega-deals[.]mobi is a rogue website. Designed to cause redirects to untrustworthy/malicious sites and feed them highly dubious content (including click bait). Few visitors ever access it willingly, most happen upon it by way of redirection.

Either by clicking on intrusive ads (usually located in unreliable websites) or by having it opened by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications). It should be noted, that undesirable apps do not need express user consent to invade their devices. PUAs cause redirects, deliver invasive adverts and track data.